EPICHyper 1 [AAC Clyde Space]
Official name AAC-HSI-SAT1
Alternative name EPICHyper-1
Cospar ID 2023-054AZ
Norad ID 56225
Launch date 2023-04-15
Launch site AFWTR
Launch vehicle Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Country/Organization UK
Type application Earth observation
Operator AAC Clyde Space for Wyvern
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 95.62
Inclination (deg) 97.47
Perigee (km) 542
Apogee (km) 555
Eccentricity 0.0118505013673655
Mean motion (revs. per day) 15.0596109600502
Semi-Major axis (km) 6926.635
Raan (deg) 12.9376
Arg of perigee (deg) 277.451
Shape Box + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 10
Height (m) 0.3
Width (m) 0.2
Depth (m) 0.2
Span (m^2) 0.4
Contractors AAC Clyde Space
Configuration CubeSat (6U)
Power Solar cells, batteries

AAC Clyde Space designed and constructed the 6U EPIC CubeSat known as EPICHyper. The spacecraft will deliver Hyperspectral data exclusively to their Canadian Earth observation partners Wyvern Inc. These satellites are known as Dragonette by Wyvern.

The 6U EPIC VIEW satellites dedicated to Wyvern are 'application specific' in design, feature increased data downlink and enhanced control capabilities, and will deliver hyperspectral data?a technique for taking pictures of Earth across multiple bands that provides a great deal more information than the three primary color bands that the human eye captures.

AAC Clyde Space manufactures, runs, and owns the 6U EPIC satellites with hyperspectral payloads under their Space Data as a Service agreement, while Wyvern Inc. agrees to use the data service. Wyvern, a company that specializes in Earth observation, will first make the data available to the agricultural industry, where it will aid in yield optimization and help identify pests, invasive plants, and changes in soil composition.

The first satellite was launched on board of ION-SCV 010 in April 2023. Two more will follow later.

The third satellite was launched on a Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) and flew onbaord the ION-SCV 013 space tug to be deployed some times after launch.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
AAC-HSI-SAT1 2023-054AZ 2023-04-15 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with İmece, Umbra-SAR 06, ÑuSat 36, ..., 39, GHOSt 1, 2, Tomorrow R1, GHGSat C6, C7, C8, Hawk 7A, 7B, 7C, NORSAT TD, ION-SCV 010, Kepler 20, 21, ELO 3, EPICHyper 1, VCUB1, Vigoride 6, LLITED 1, 2, REVELA, DISCO 1, VIREO, IRIS C, BRO 9, Brokkr 1, CIRBE, DEWA-Sat 2, It's About Time, KILIÇSAT, SSS 2B, Sapling 2, PROVES-Yearling 2, Platform 3 (Sateliot 0), FACSAT 2, Connecta T2.1, LacunaSat 2f, ADLER 2, Lemur-2 164, Lemur-2 165, INSPIREsat 7, Taifa 1, RoseyCubesat 1, Celestis 23
AAC-HSI-SAT2 2023-084BX 2023-06-12 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with W-Series 1, Skykraft Deployer 3, Skykraft 3A, ..., 3D, ICEYE X23, X25, X26, X30, GHOSt 3, Grégoire, Runner 1, Tomorrow R2, QPS-SAR 6, ÑuSat 40, ..., 43, Aces 1, ..., 4, HOTSAT 1, AFR, DROID.001, MuSat 1, ION-SCV 011, Outpost Mission 1, EPICHyper 2, Kelpie 2, Spei Satelles, ELO 4, MRC-100, Unicorn 2I, SATLLA 2I, URESAT 1, Istanbul, ROM 2, Orbiter SN3, Otter Pup, MDQSAT 1C, 1D, Pleiades-Squared, GEI-SAT Precursor, XVI, AII-Delta, Ayris 1, 2, EIVE, FOREST 2, Lemur-2 167, 168, MISR-A 1, MISR-B 2, Tiger 4, FOSSASat FEROX 1, ..., 4, SpaceBEE 168, ..., 179
AAC-HSI-SAT3 2023-174DH 2023-11-11 AFWTR Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with ICEYE X31, X32, X34, X35, Umbra-SAR 07, 08, Pelican 1, FalconSat 10, SPIP, Aether 1, 2, ION-SCV 013, EPICHyper 3, Intuition 1, Crypto3, Lemur-2 181, OSW Cazorla, Ymir 1, PiCo-IoT 1, ..., 9, Unicorn 2J, 2K, HADES D, ROM 3, SpaceANT-D, Tartan Artibeus 2, Impulse 1, Time We?ll Tell, SpaceVan 001, EXO 0, GHGSat C9, C10, C11, Observer 1A, ProtoMéthée, MANTIS, BRO 10, 11, Connecta T3.1, T3.2, GENMAT 1, NinjaSat, OrbAstro PC1, OrbAstro TR1, PEARL 1C, 1H, Platero, Platform 5, Tiger 5, 6, Vindlér 1, ..., 4, Ella 1, Aman 1 (R), Barry 1, Flock-4q 1, ..., 36, Heron Mk.2, IRIS C2, KAFASAT, Lemur-2 179, 180, OMNI-LER1, Outpost Mission 2, JinjuSat 1, Djibouti 1A, Picacho, Veronika, Hello Test 1, 2